teaching



Teaching has always been a very important part of my life and my career. I love teaching as much I love performing. I do believe that only through teaching a performer can truly understand most aspect of playing and instrument and vise versa.




I have a great and diverse piano studio raging from graduate students at UTEP to the most precious 7 y.o beginners, and adults aficionados . My students have won competitions, been accepted at reputable music programs, and developed healthy music careers. My teaching is based in mutual respect. Students are first human beings, then pianists, so for me the human aspect is crucial for the development of a great musician.

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In 2015 I received the University of Texas Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award. "In honor of exemplary commitment to positively affecting the lives of undergraduate students through teaching excellence and instruction innovations, and in recognition of a promising future of continue distinctions".​

In 2019 I was inducted in the Academy of Distinguished Teachers at UTEP.



I strongly believe in engaging with the community, sharing my art with the underserved population. I have received, for the past six years, grants from the City of El Paso Museum and Cultural Affairs Department, through the Texas Commission on the Arts, to perform at schools, shelters, libraries, senior centers, etc. In 2018 I received the Juvenile Justice Center Coin Award for my service to the community.



I am very proud of the $250.000 Digital Keyboard Lab (DKL) I envisioned and installed at UTEP through a grant from the Brown Foundation Inc., of Houston. This state-of-the-art facility is unmatched by any other piano lab in the world. It incorporates the latest technology and teaching aid including wireless connectivity, SmartBoard, imaging processors and cameras. The DKL was upgraded in the Spring of 2019.

New DKL
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I have presented master classes and clinics in Argentina, Spain, Italy, Mexico, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Thailand, and through the United States.









I have been invited to adjudicate at national and international piano competitions and festivals.